Xtra-Guard® Flex Performance Cable

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® Flex cable is designed to provide excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications.

Characteristics:

  • Excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications, such as motion control and robotics
  • Jacket types: PVC, Polyurethane
  • Rated for up to 14 million flex cycles
  • Available in a variety of configurations
  • Rounded geometry helps insure a liquid-tight installation per IP67 or NEMA 6
  • Supra-Shield provides precise EMI interference resistance in standard flex, torsional flex, and continuous flex applications
  • 2 to 80 conductors, configured as single conductors or pairs
  • 28 – 14 AWG
  • Stranded conductors for flexibility
  • There are four common types of cable flexing movements to consider when designing and applying a high-flexing cable and they are: Rolling flex (such as C-track or Cartesian motions), Bending flex or “tic-toc” (such as hinged panels), Torsional flex (such as twisting), and Variable/random motion flex

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Ratings/Approvals:

  • UL
  • CSA
  • CE
  • VDE

Typical Applications:

  • Cartesian robots
  • Articulated multi-axis robots
  • Automation networking
  • Machine tools
  • Automotive assembly equipment
  • Conveyor systems
  • Control panels
  • Flex and static track
  • Transfer shuttles
  • Sensor/actuator-to-controller connections
  • Motor supplies

Xtra-Guard Comparison

Xtra-Guard Flex Cables Industrial Series EcoGen™ Series
Standard Flex
(65000 Series)		 Continuous Flex
(85000 Series)		 Continuous Flex Data
(86000 Series)		 Torsion Flex (87000 Series) Series XM Series F EcoFlex
Flex Cycles (Million) 1 14 6 1 12 20 1
Flex Type Bending Rolling Rolling Torsion Rolling Rolling Rolling
Random Bending Bending Bending Bending Bending
Random Random Random Random Random
Duty Cycle Low-Moderate High High High Moderate-High High Moderate
Voltage 600 600 300 600 600/1000 600 600
Insulation PVC PVC SR-PVC TPES PVC/Nylon PVC/Nylon mPPE
Jacket PVC PVC PVC PU PVC PVC mPPE
Shielding Options Unshielded Braid (85%): Double Jacketed Unshielded Braid (85%): Double Jacketed Unshielded Foil + Spiral (90%) Foil + Braid (90%) Unshielded Spiral (90%) Unshielded Braid (85%) Unshielded Unshielded Braid (85%) Foil + Braid (70%)
Wire Range (AWG) 20 to 2 20 to 2 28 to 22 24 to 10 8 to 18 18 to 8 28 to 10
Conductor Count (Max) 50 50 24 7 65 65 18
Temperature Range, Flexing -5°C to +90°C -5°C to +90°C -10°C to +105°C -10°C to +80°C -5°C to +90°C -5°C to +90°C -40°C to 105°C
UL MTW ✓
UL WTTC ✓
UL TC-ER ✓ ✓
UL PLTC ✓
UL Oil Res. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ I/II
UL Sun Res. ✓ ✓
UL AWM 2587 2587 2261 20234 21819, 21492
VDE 0472 Oil Res.
CSA AWM I/II A/B FT1 I/II A/B FT1 I/II A/B FT4 I/II A/B FT1 I/II A/B FT4 I/II A/B FT1
CSA CIC/TC
ISO 10993-5 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓